No one can be tried for a serious crime unless indicted (accused) by a grand jury. No one can be forced to testify against herself or himself. No one can be punished without due process of law. People must be paid for property taken for public use.
Key amendment quotes
Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions."
James Madison, "The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less for those who do not."-Fredrich August von Hay
"Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist."-John Adams
Date Proposed:
9/25/1789
Date Ratified:
12/15/1791
This amendment is currently alive or dead
alive
Court cases about this amendment
(United States v. Calandra414 U.S.338 (1974)). Defendants do not have the right to have their attorneys present in grand jury rooms during hearings; they would normally have such a right when being investigated by the police. The grand jury indictment clause of the Fifth Amendment has not been incorporated under the Fourteenth Amendment; in other words, it has not been ruled applicable to the states. States are thus free to abolish grand juries, and many (though not all) have indeed replaced them with preliminary hearings. This was decided in Hurtado v. California, 110 U.S. 516 (1884), since "except in cases arising in the land and naval forces, or in the Militia," is held to indicate federal jurisdiction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Three or four pictures or diagrams that EXPLAIN your amendment
"U.S. Constitution - Amendment 5 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net." Index Page - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net. 06 Apr. 2009 <http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am5.html>.
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James Madison, "The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less for those who do not."-Fredrich August von Hay
"Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist."-John Adams
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Embedded Presentations,
http://www.civicallyspeaking.org/double_jeopardy.pdf
Purpose Game Questions!
"U.S. Constitution - Amendment 5 - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net." Index Page - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net. 06 Apr. 2009 <http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_Am5.html>.
The 5th Amendment." SCORE History/Social Science. 06 Apr. 2009 <http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/bill_of_rights/media/five.htm>.
Citation added: "TeacherTube - Cops The 5th Amendment Edition." TeacherTube - Teach the World | Teacher Videos | Lesson Plan Videos | Student Video Lessons | Online Teacher Made Videos | TeacherTube.com. 07 Apr. 2009 <http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a706c4c34a16891f84e7>.